Kansas City Chiefs offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy. Jay Biggerstaff-USA TODAY Sports

Report: Broncos interviewing Chiefs OC Eric Bieniemy on Friday

By Zac Wassink | Last updated 1/20/22

Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid may have been right when he said last week that this will be the year when well-respected offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy finally earns a head-coaching job at the highest level.

Per Mike Klis of 9News, the Denver Broncos will interview Bieniemy in Kansas City on Friday ahead of Sunday's postseason game between the Chiefs and Buffalo Bills:

Paton and Co. Zooming Callahan as we type, then meeting w/O’Connell in person. Interview Chiefs OC Eric Bieniemy in KC tomorrow. And then … #9sports
— Mike Klis (@mikeklis) January 20, 2022

And then after Bieniemy, Paton and his commitee regroup. Source says possibility of 2nd round of interviews with 1 or more candidates is still up in the air. #9sports https://t.co/9gIji7TXmR
— Mike Klis (@mikeklis) January 20, 2022

As Josh Alper explained for Pro Football Talk, the Broncos are speaking with Cincinnati Bengals offensive coordinator Brian Callahan and Los Angeles Rams offensive coordinator Kevin O’Connell on Thursday. The Bengals play at the Tennessee Titans on Saturday afternoon, while the Rams will face the defending Super Bowl champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Florida on Sunday afternoon.

Bieniemy's name came to the minds of many within the football community after the Fritz Pollard Alliance hit out at the fact that Mike Tomlin of the Pittsburgh Steelers was the NFL's only Black head coach coming off the opening week of the offseason for non-playoff teams. It was reported earlier this week that the perception Bieniemy has performed poorly in previous interviews was "BS" and not the reason he hasn't yet been hired as a head coach.

Under Bieniemy, the Chiefs finished the 2021 regular season third in yards per game (396.8) and fourth in points (28.2) per game. Kansas City thrashed the Steelers 42-21 in last Sunday's wild-card clash.

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